Ras Ghazali

Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai, Egyptreef14 m maxbeginner

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Conditions

Satellite view of Ras Ghazali

Ras GhazaliSharm El Sheikh · 14 m

Good · 5/5

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conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 8 AM–12 PM.

Wind11 kn WNW

Current~0.2 kn SW · model

Swell

0.5 m · 4s · NW

Water

29 °C

Conditions through the day

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Sunrise 05:31 AM · Sunset 05:37 PM local

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On-face swell 0.2 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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About this site

Ras Ghazali is a headland along the Sinai coast near Sharm El Sheikh, in the northern Red Sea, with dive sites here typically reached by boat from the Sharm El Sheikh marinas along the Gulf of Aqaba coastline. The reef is a beginner dive reaching a maximum depth of around 14 metres. Whale sharks are seen here, and divers have also reported crocodilefish, eagle rays, grouper, manta rays, pufferfish, sea turtles, and stingrays.

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Marine life here

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

Whale sharkWhale sharkConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Whale SharkRhincodon typusConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
CrocodilefishCrocodilefishReported here · unconfirmed
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
Masked PufferArothron diadematusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermediusReported here · unconfirmed
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
Green DamselfishAmblyglyphidodon indicusReported here · unconfirmed
Net Fire CoralMillepora dichotomaReported here · unconfirmed
Leopard TorpedoTorpedo pantheraReported here · unconfirmed
Humpnose Bigeye BreamMonotaxis grandoculisReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Sohal SurgeonfishAcanthurus sohalObserved near here · iNaturalist
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppelliiObserved near here · iNaturalist
Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisObserved near here · iNaturalist

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